Saving human potential lost to PTSD must be a priority

4:00 PM,
Oct. 18, 2013

Written by

George Lindenfeld
OPINION

As a psychologist/neuropsychologist with more than 40 years of experience, I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that our current treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder is not working. In my practice, I have seen that talk therapy does not ameliorate a veteran's startled response when a car backfires or a toy balloon pops. With the VA reporting some 400,000 veterans currently in treatment for PTSD, now is the time to look at how the mental health field is addressing this issue. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan alone have produced a quarter of a million military personnel diagnosed ...